LT Credit: Reduced Parking Footprint

🎯 Memory Trick

• No density/transit → 20% reduction
• Has density/transit → 40% reduction

⚠️ What Must Be Included in Calculations

✅ Include:

• all new parking spaces
• all existing parking spaces
• off-site parking used by project
• leased or owned parking

❌ Exclude:

👉 On-street parking

🎯 Exam Insight

On-street parking = ❌ NOT counted

🚘 Preferred Parking Requirement

👉 Must provide:

👉 ≥5% of total parking

as:

• preferred parking for carpools

❗ Exception:

👉 If no off-street parking is provided

→ requirement does not apply

💡 Strategies to Achieve This Credit

(You included a great list—let’s structure it clearly)

🚫 Reduce Demand

• limit parking supply
• avoid overbuilding parking

🚍 Encourage Alternatives

• transit subsidies
• shuttle services

🧑‍💻 Reduce Travel Need

• telecommuting
• compressed work weeks

🅿️ Manage Parking Differently

• shared parking
• unbundle parking (sell separately)

📌 Strategy Summary

👉 These strategies all aim to:

reduce dependence on personal vehicles

🧠 Where People Get Confused

❌ Misconception 1:

“Providing more parking is better for users”

👉 LEED discourages this
👉 More parking = more driving

❌ Misconception 2:

“On-street parking counts”

👉 No
👉 Only off-street parking is counted

❌ Misconception 3:

“Reduction is from local code minimum”

👉 No

👉 Reduction is from:

👉 Transportation Planning Handbook baseline

❌ Misconception 4:

“Preferred parking is always required”

👉 Not if:

👉 no off-street parking is provided